However, only 3–6% of quit attempts without assistance are successful long-term. Most smokers who try to quit do so without assistance. In recent years, especially in Canada and the United Kingdom, many smokers have switched to use electronic cigarettes in order to quit smoking tobacco. Many strategies can be used for smoking cessation, including abruptly quitting without assistance (" cold turkey"), cutting down then quitting, behavioral counseling, and medications such as bupropion, cytisine, nicotine replacement therapy, or varenicline. In the United States, about 70% of smokers would like to quit smoking, and 50% report having made an attempt to do so in the past year. Smoking cessation significantly reduces the risk of dying from smoking-related diseases.
Tobacco use leads most commonly to diseases affecting the heart and lungs, with smoking being a major risk factor for heart attacks, strokes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), emphysema, and various types and subtypes of cancers (particularly lung cancer, cancers of the oropharynx, larynx, and mouth, esophageal and pancreatic cancer). Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death and a global public health concern. As a result, nicotine withdrawal often makes the process of quitting difficult. Tobacco smoke contains nicotine, which is addictive and can cause dependence. Smoking cessation, usually called quitting smoking or stopping smoking, is the process of discontinuing tobacco smoking.
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